Dan Leibovitz (born July 30, 1973) is an American former basketball coach. He was an assistant coach for the

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of the

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for the 2012–13 season, and previously a college head coach at

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from 2006 to 2010, and an assistant coach at

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(1996–2006) and Penn (2010–2012). Leibovitz worked as the Associate Commissioner for men's basketball for the

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(2016–2023). He is currently the Senior Associate Commissioner for Men's Basketball for the

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Coaching career

Temple

Leibovitz served as an assistant under Hall of Fame coach John Chaney for 10 seasons. On March 14, 2006, Leibovitz served as acting head coach for Temple's NIT playoff game, which they lost in overtime to

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after star player

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, a projected NBA first-round pick, was seriously injured. In 2005, Leibovitz was also acting coach during the final three regular season contests and the Owls' two Atlantic 10 Tournament games as Chaney served a self-imposed then University sanctioned suspension. The Owls went 3–2 to secure an NIT bid. Leibovitz's 10-year tenure as assistant coach was tied for the longest tenure in all of Temple's

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conference. During his time with the Owls, the team made ten straight postseason appearances. He began his coaching career in 1994 at Episcopal Academy in Merion, Pa.

Hartford

In 2006, Leibovitz was named the head coach at Hartford. After a 13–18 season in his first year at the helm, he led the Hawks to an 18–16 record and tie for second place in the

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. During this season Hartford made it to the America East Championship game falling to UMBC 82–65. It was the highest win total in school history since joining Division I in 1984. After the 2008 season Leibovitz signed a contract extension. In 2010, Leibovitz resigned his position at Hartford to take a position as an assistant coach at Penn. His record in four seasons with the Hawks was 46–82.

Charlotte Bobcats

After a two-year stint on the Quakers staff, Leibovitz joined

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's staff of the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats, reunited with his one-time Hartford assistant,

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Early career

Leibovitz has a Master's in Sport Management and Leisure Studies at Temple (1998) and a Bachelor's from

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(1996), having transferred to Penn from

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after his freshman year. Leibovitz played basketball at both schools as well as at Episcopal Academy in his home town of

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Head coaching record

References

Sources

"Longtime Temple coach Chaney retires"

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, March 13, 2006
"Dan Leibovitz, Head Coach"

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website
"Temple Coach Chaney Announcing Retirement Today"
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"Chaney's career over as Temple falls in NIT first round"

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